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Gymnastics NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S Gymnastics NATIONAL COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S Highlights Alabama captures fi fth team title: Alabama gymnastics won its fi fth NCAA championship in Cleveland, Ohio, in a down-to-the-wire, edge-of-your-seat competition that saw the Crimson Tide edge defending champion UCLA, 197.650-197.375. “I cannot say enough about the unity that this team has had,” Alabama head coach Sarah Patterson said. “`Enjoy the Ride’ was their slogan for this season and I think we are enjoying the ride right now.” Alabama was just .025 ahead of the Bruins heading into the fi nal rotation with the Tide headed to the fl oor exercise and UCLA going to the beam. Alabama fi nished off with 49.450 led by senior Kayla Hoff man’s meet-best 9.95 while the Bruins scored a 49.200. This marks coaches Sarah and David Patterson’s fi fth NCAA championship, with the others coming in 2002, 1996, 1991 and 1988. Alabama also won its seventh Southeast- ern Conference Championship and 26th NCAA Regional title earlier this season, giving the Tide its fi rst postseason sweep since the 1988 season. “For my husband, David, and I, this is our 29th consecutive trip to the NCAA championships,” Patterson said. “I want you to know that the competition has never been any tighter or any tougher. There were a lot of great teams on the fl oor tonight and I think the biggest diff erence was that people were not perfect, but we left nothing out on the fl oor.” The championship’s fi nal rotation was the stuff legends are made of. With Alabama leading by slimmest possible margin, both teams started the rotation with scores of 9.85. UCLA tied the meet when its second gymnast scored a 9.825 while Alabama scored a 9.8. The Bruins moved ahead by .025 after their third gymnast scored a 9.875 and Alabama answered with a 9.850. From there though, it was all Alabama. Freshman Diandra Milliner scored a 9.875 to take the lead back and junior Geralen Stack-Eaton and Hoff man closed out the meet and the Bruins by scoring the two highest fl oor scores of the day, 9.925 and 9.95 respectively. The Tide set itself up for the title in the fourth rotation when it scored a 49.350 on the balance beam, the second-highest total of the weekend, led by freshman Kim Jacob’s career-high 9.950, which was also the highest beam score of the weekend. It was after Jacob’s routine that the tension mounted for the Tide when Hoff man fell from the beam. Freshman Sarah DeMeo, up next, came through in the clutch though with a 9.825 while Stack-Eaton fi nished things off with a 9.875. “The moment that I think made the diff erence was after Kayla made the mistake on the balance beam,” Patterson said. “She came off the podium and freshman Sarah DeMeo was standing there and Geralen was next to her, Kayla just smiled and told Sarah, `I know we’ve got this.’” Alabama got its championship run started with a blistering 49.575 on the vault, the highest score of the night on any event, led by matching 9.95s from Hoff man and Mil- liner. The Tide followed that with a solid 49.275 on the uneven bars led by Hoff man’s 9.925 in the anchor spot. By the midway point of the meet, Alabama and UCLA were tied and the pressure and excitement were building throughout the building, except, perhaps in Alabama’s corral and locker room. The chemistry of this team is probably the best of any team I have been on,” Stack-Eaton said. “We just had fun in the locker room - we danced, we played charades and Catch Phrase. Even in our corrals we stayed loose and within ourselves and didn’t look at any other teams because we didn’t want to get distracted.” Stack-Eaton’s 39.475 all-around score was the second highest of the night while Jacob, who was competing in the all-around for the second time in as many days and just the fourth time all season, was third with a career-best 39.425. In the individual event fi nals, Stack-Eaton (fl oor exercise), Florida’s Marissa King (vault) and Georgia’s Kat Ding (uneven parallel bars) took home individual event titles, giving the Southeastern Conference four total crowns at the event. “Because our in-house competition is so strong, seeing the SEC be successful here is more rewarding than anything else,” Ding said. “We have so many powerhouse pro- grams, but we put aside our college diff erences and support each other once we get to nationals.” UCLA’s Samantha Peszek (balance beam) claimed the only non-SEC championship on the third and fi nal day of competition. Michigan senior Kylee Botterman earned the all-around title April 15. “This was an exciting event, but it’s also scary because it shows how exceptionally strong the SEC is from top to bottom,” Florida coach Rhonda Faehn said. “And what I like the most is the way each of our teams puts a diff erent artistic stamp on its program.” Stack-Eaton’s score of 9.9375 on the fl oor was the highest of the day on any apparatus. Botterman, Florida’s Maranda Smith and defending champion Brittani McCullough of UCLA tied for second place at 9.9. “This was a really good weekend and it was really nice to end it up here on the podium,” said Stack-Eaton, a native of Horsham, Pa. King, who competed for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, had a winning mark of 9.875 on the vault. Oklahoma’s Madison Mooring was second at 9.825, but couldn’t match the level of diffi culty in the sophomore’s routine. “Having two diff erent vaults with a 10.0 start value really helped me,” said King, who hails from Cambridge, England, and is fi rst Gators gymnast to capture an individual trophy since 1998. “I’m very proud and honored to compete for Florida and to win this title.” Ding, a junior from Sparks, Nev., joined Stack-Eaton in notching the largest victory margin of 0.0375. The Athens Regional titlist was the second participant on the bars, where she scored a 9.9125 to beat Oregon State’s Jen Kesler (9.875). “It was nerve-racking sitting there watching everybody else (in the 15-woman fi eld),” Ding said. “I’m just thankful that today was the day my routine decided to show up.” Peszek prevented an SEC sweep April 17 by scoring a 9.9 to earn UCLA’s sixth all-time title on the beam. Alabama’s Hoff man and Bruins teammate Aisha Gerber tied for second at 9.8875. Despite being a freshman, Indianapolis native Peszek already owns a silver medal as part of the United States team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. “I’m kind of new to the college thing, so I had no clue what this weekend was going to entail,” she said, giggling. “It’s completely diff erent than anything I’ve been a part of, but I absolutely loved every minute of it. Beam is my favorite event and being here was awesome.” 2 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS—TEAM STANDINGS 2011 TEAM STANDINGS Iowa, 39.200; 16. Kaleigh Dickson, LSU, 39.175; 17. Christina Uneven parallel bars: 1. Kat Ding, Georgia, 9.9125; (Note: Scores for the top six teams are from the team-final ses- Lenny, Kent St., 39.125; 18. Sarah Curtis, Michigan, 39.100; 2. Jen Kesler, Oregon St., 9.8750; 3. (tie) Sarah DeMeo, sion. Scores for all other teams are from the team-preliminary 19. (tie) Amy Glass, Boise St., and Aliza Vaccher, Wisconsin, Alabama, Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon St., and Monique session.) 39.075; 21. Jacquelyn Johnson, Utah, 39.050; 22. (tie) Marie DeLaTorre, UCLA, 9.8625; 6. (tie) Alaina Johnson, Florida, 1. Alabama ...............................................................197.650 Case, Kent St., and Michelle Shealy, Iowa St., 39.025; 24. Brittnee Martinez, Michigan, Trish Wilson, Michigan, and 2. UCLA ......................................................................197.375 Alaina Johnson, Florida, 38.900; 25. Brittani McCullough, Olivia Vivian, Oregon St., 9.8500; 10. Maria Scaffidi, Nebraska, 3. Oklahoma ............................................................197.250 UCLA, 38.850; 26. Makayla Stambaugh, Ohio St., 38.825; 27. 9.8250; 11. Emily Wong, Nebraska, 9.8125; 12. Kayla Nowak, 4. Nebraska ..............................................................196.725 Katherine Grable, Arkansas, 38.800; 28. Stephanie Ouellette, Oklahoma, 9.8000; 13. Megan Ferguson, Oklahoma, 9.7750; 5. Utah ........................................................................196.500 North Carolina St., 38.775; 29. (tie) Sharaya Musser, Penn St., 14. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA, 9.7500; 15. Geralen Stack- 6. Michigan...............................................................196.425 Jordan Salsberg, Arkansas, and Kayla Slechta, Minnesota, Eaton, Alabama, 9.2000. 7. Florida ....................................................................196.125 38.600; 32. MacKenzie Caquatto, Florida, 38.550; 33. Allison Balance beam: 1. Samantha Peszek, UCLA, 9.9000; 2. (tie) 8. Oregon St. ............................................................196.100 Buckley, Illinois, 38.525; 34. Kelsey Joannides, Illinois, 38.475; Kayla Hoffman, Alabama, and Aisha Gerber, UCLA, 9.8875; 4. 9. Arkansas ...............................................................195.450 35. Alina Weinstein, Illinois, 38.375; 36. Brianna Springer, Natasha Kelley, Oklahoma, 9.8750; 5. (tie) Melissa Fernandez, Georgia..................................................................195.450 Denver, 38.325; 37. Kylie Shields, Auburn, 38.150; 38. Houry Illinois, and Mary Beth Lofgren, Utah, 9.8375; 7. Kylee 11. Illinois .....................................................................195.100 Gebeshian, Iowa, 38.125; 39. Morgan Evans, North Carolina, Botterman, Michigan, 9.8250; 8. (tie) Kim Jacob, Alabama, 12.
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